Guiding means for drawers and the like.



No. 822,359. PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906.

- G.O.GARDNBR. I GUIDING MEANS FORDRAWERS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.30, 1906.

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G. G. GARDNER.

GUIDING MEANS FOR DRAWERS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.30, 1905.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE C. GARDNER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GUIDING MEANS FOR DRAWERS AND THE LIKE.

Application filed nuary 3 T0 wZZ whom, it ma/1. concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. GARDNER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GuidingMeans for Drawers and the Like, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in guidingmeans for drawers and the like; and its object is to produce a device ofthis class which shall have certain advantages which will appear morefully and at large in the course of this specification.

To this end my invention consists in the novel features which are shownin the accompanying drawings as embodied in my preferred form ofconstruction.

In the aforesaid drawings, Figure 1 is a section through a drawer andthe cabinet in which it slides, showing my improved guiding means inelevation. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the drawer pushed into theFig. 3 is a vertical section in the line 3 3 of Fig. 2 looking from therear. Fig. 4 is a section in the line 4 4 of Fig. 5, showing a modifiedform of the device used with heavy drawers; and Fig. 5 is a horizontalsection in the line 5 5 of Fig. 4 through the modified construction.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, A is asuitable cabinet having an opening in its front wall, through which runsa drawer B. My improved guiding means enables the drawer guidescustomarily used to be dispensed with, and the cabinet is therefore'shown without such guides. A guiding-rod G extends longitudinallythrough the cabinet from the front thereof at least as far back as thepoint occupied by the rear of the drawer when pushed in to its farthestextent. In the form of the device herein shown the rod runs to the rearof the cabinet; but if a much larger cabinet were used it will beobvious that the rod could be terminated just behind the point occupiedby the rear of the drawer when pushed in. A block D runs upon theguide-rod C, and the said block is pivotally connected by a link E to asecond block F, guided upon a vertical guide-rod G, secured to the rearof the drawer B. To the rear face of the drawer, above the guide-rod G,is secured a bracket H, pivotally connected by a link I to a block J,secured to the link E be- Specification of Letters Patent.

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tween its ends. A stop d is provided on the rod C for limiting theforward movement of the block D.

The operation of my device will be readily apparent. It will be seenthat the block D is guided by means of the linksEand I, connected, asthey are, to the drawer so as to be capable of longitudinal movementwith respect to the drawer, but to be prevented from vertical movementWith respect thereto. When, therefore, the drawer is pulled out from aposition shown in Fig. 2, the block D runs along the guide-rod C and mayor may not move backward with respect to the drawer. Whether suchmovement takes place depends, of course, on the friction of the block Don the rod C as compared with thefriction of the block F on the rod Gand the friction of the various pivots of the links. Whether suchmovement takes place is, however, immaterial, as the vertical positionof the block D with respect to the drawer remains con stant, and thedrawer is thus horizontally supported at all times. When the drawer isnearly pulled out of the cabinet, the block D strikes the stop at and isheld in lace while the drawer moves forward. In t is way the drawer isgiven a bearing on the guide at a distance Well within the cabinet andis held in a horizontal position when drawn as far forward as is shownin Fig. 1. When the drawer is pushed back into the cabinet, the blockmay occupy any longitudinal position with respect to the drawer,depending on the relative friction between the parts, until it strikesthe rear of the cabinet or the stop on the guide-rod, when it is pushedup to the drawer and the links fold together, as shown, so that theentire guiding means occupy but a very small space.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, a modified construction will be seenwhich is particularly desirable with heavy drawers where more than onesupporting device is necessary. In such cases I prefer to use twoguiding means and to substitute for the guide-rod C tracks C, betweenwhich run rollers D, secured to the upper ends of the links E. In thisconstruction the brackets by which the links I and the verticalguide-rods G are secured to the drawer are modified slightly, so as tobe attached to the side of the drawer instead of the rear; but thisdifference is evidently immaterial from a mechanical standpoint.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of thisconstruction without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I donot intend, therefore, to limit myself to the specific form herein shownand described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination with an object to be guided to move longitudinally, of aguide adj acent to the path of the object to be guided, a member movableon the guide, a guide on the object to be guided, extending in adirection at right angles to said first-named guide, a member movable onsaid second guide, a link between said movable members, a second linkpivoted at one end to the object to be guided, and at the other end tosaid first link1 between its ends, and a stop on said first m e. g 2. Ina device of the class described, the combination with an object to beguided to move longitudinally, of a guide adjacent to the pathwaythereof, a member supported by the guide, and movable thereon, a secondguide on the object to be guided, extending at right angles to the firstguide, a member movable on said second guide, a link connectionbetweensaid movable members, abracket on the object to be guided, a linkconnecting said bracket with said first link between its ends, and astop on the first guide.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a cabinetand a drawer movable therein, of a horizontal guide adjacent to the pathof the drawer, a member movable on said horizontal guide, a verticalguide on the drawer, a-member movable on the vertical guide, a linkconnection between said members, and a link connecting thefirst-mentioned link with the drawer.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a cabinetand a drawer movable therein, of a track adjacent to the path of thedrawer, a roller running on the track, a vertical guide on the drawer, amember vertically movable on the vertical guide, a link connectionbetween said member and the roller, and a link connection between saidfirst-mentioned link and the. drawer.

In witness whereof I have signed the above application for LettersPatent, at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this27th day of January, A. D. 1905.

GEORGE O. GARDNER.

Witnesses:

M. E. BROWN, CnAs. O. SI-IERVEY.

